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Opened Wiki-user account on 10 Nov 07. Am interested in wide range of history topics including places, events, and biographies; would like to expand Oregon geography entries; am also interested in some areas of art, business, and education plus many military related subjects. Completed article number 100 on 11 Sep 09 and number 200 on 16 Feb 18.
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William Kuykendall - Eugene doctor and Oregon Senate President (9 Feb 24) *** New Article #250 ***
George C. Brownell - Oregon City attorney and President of Oregon Senate (17 Nov 23)
Roy W. Ritner - Pendleton farmer and President of Oregon Senate (9 Sep 23)
William T. Vinton - McMinnville attorney and President of Oregon Senate (11 Aug 23)
Gus C. Moser - Portland attorney and President of Oregon Senate (2 Jun 23)
John C. Carson - Portland businessman and President of Oregon Senate (25 Mar 23)
William H. Steiwer - Rancher, banker, and President of Oregon Senate from Fossil (27 Jan 23)
Nathaniel H. Gates - Pioneer lawyer and Speaker of Oregon House from The Dalles (18 Nov 22)
Lafayette Cartee - Pioneer surveyor and Speaker of Oregon House (7 Oct 22)
Earle M. Chiles - Oregon businessman and philanthropist (26 Aug 22)
General Duffy's Waterhole - Pub with food court and events venue in Redmond, Oregon (2 Jul 22)
Brady L. Adams - Banker and President of Oregon Senate from Grants Pass (28 May 22)
Fleetwood, Oregon - Ghost town in northwest Lake County, Oregon (11 Mar 22)
John Emmitt - Farmer and state senator from Douglas County, Oregon (11 Feb 22)
Robert A. Emmitt - Farmer and state legislator from Klamath Falls, Oregon (21 Jan 22)
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Other substantial edits[edit]Lung On (Liang Guanying) - Added info box and photo (18 Sep 23) Andy Tillman - Added new section with 3 paragraphs (15 Apr 23) Tinker Hatfield - Added new section with 3 paragraphs (7 Mar 23) Fred W. Heard - Added info box (4 Feb 23) Oregon Parks Forever - Added info box with logo image (18 Apr 22) The Source Weekly - Added info box 2 Apr 22) Franklin B. Sprague - Added photo (20 Jan 22) Andrews, Oregon - Added paragraph and 3 new sources (17 Dec 21 Gateway, Oregon - Added info box with photo (13 Sep 21) Harper, Oregon - Added info box (17 Aug 21) Juntura, Oregon - Added info box (17 Aug 21) Brogan, Oregon - Added info box (17 Aug 21) Swan Island (Oregon) - Added info box (22 Mar 21) John James Abert - Added info box (24 Sep 20) Warren C. Gill - Added photo to info box 8 Aug 20) Siuslaw jetties - Added info box (14 May 20) Michael E. Stencel - Added info box (6 Oct 19) Oregon Bottle Bill - Added info box (15 Sep 19) Celilo Falls - Added info box (25 Apr 19) Walter Doran - Added para and sources (28 Dec 18) Alexander M. Drake - Added info box, photo, text, and footnote (1 Dec 18) Pine Grove Community House - Added info box (9 Feb 18) Alco Apartments - Added info box (9 Feb 18) Kay Cleaver Strahan - Added info box (28 Jan 18) Frederic Balch - Added info box with photo (8 Jan 18) Powell Buttes - Replaced info box and added three text sections (4 Jan 18) Drake Peak - Added two new sections with sources (11 Nov 17) Mary Jane Spurlin - Added Info box and additional sources (13 Sep 17) Toledo, Oregon - Added one history paragraph (13 Aug 17) Ken Kesey - Added photo and cleaned up to info box (16 Jul 17) Denny Jones - Added photo to info box (9 Jul 17) Pamplin Historical Park - Added info box (30 Jan 17) Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission - Added info box plus new text and sources (23 Jan 17) Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon - Added photo to info box (14 Jan 17) Grey Rabbit - Added info box (30 Dec 16) Green Tortoise - Added info box (30 Dec 16) Cobina Wright - Added info box (24 Dec16) Chief Paulina - Added info box and image (18 Dec 16) Auditorium and Music Hall - Improved info box and fixed references (2 Dec 16) R. S. Hamilton - Added info box and 3 new sections (22 Jul 16) Manuel Chrysoloras - Added info box (8 Jun 16) Henry T. Waskow - Add image to info box (29 May 16) Larry L. Hereth - Added info box, photo, new source, and some text (27 May 16) Ellen Clara Sabin - Added info box and image plus major text re-write (2 May 16) Owen Summers Jr. - Added info box (8 Mar 16) Peter Puget - Added info box (5 Mar 16) Billy Chinook - Added info box (10 Jan 16) Geraldine L. Richmond - Added info box (23 Dec 15) Kenneth Jernstedt - Added info box (10 Dec 15) Douglas H. Bosco - Added info box (29 Sep 15) William A. Niskanen - Added infobox (28 Sep 15) Bellfountain, Oregon - Added info box and new image (19 Sep 15) Lake County Railroad - Added image to info box (7 Sep 15) Claire Phillips - Added info box and photo (20 Jun 15) Smith Rock State Park - Added 5 new text sections and 5 new sources (1 Jun 15) Industrial College of the Armed Forces - Added 2 sections plus more text and new sources (6 Feb 15) Skeleton Cave - Added photo to info box (31 Jan 15) Edward Pulaski Tunnel - Added 6 photos plus 2 sections and 9 new sources (20 Dec 14) Oregon Department of Forestry - Added info box (12 Dec 14) Joseph Nathan Teal - Added info box (22 Nov 14) Staryl C. Austin - Added photo to info box (22 Oct 14); added 4 new sections and more text (30 Jan 15) Cloverdale, Deschutes County, Oregon - Added info box and image (22 Oct 14) Powell Butte, Oregon – Added info box with photo (11 Oct 14) City of Prineville Railway – Added photo to info box (11 Oct 14) Booth State Scenic Corridor - Added 3 new paragraphs and 3 sources (10 Oct 14) Ridgeview High School (Redmond, Oregon) - Added photo to info box (8 Oct 14) Redmond High School (Oregon) - Added photo to info box (8 Oct 14) Drewsey, Oregon - Added info box and new image (30 Sep 14) Fort Klamath - Added photo to info box (24 Sep 14) Central Oregon Irrigation District - Added info box and image (31 Aug 14) Hamilton Corbett - Created section breaks and added 3 new paragraphs (30 Aug 14) Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway - Added text and sources (29 Aug 14) East Lake (Oregon) - Changed info box image and caption (17 Aug 14) Paulina Lake - Changed info box image and caption (17 Aug 14) Outback Scenic Byway - Added map and logo to info box (16 Aug 14) Pine Mountain Observatory - Added photo to info box (15 Aug 14) Gilchrist, Oregon - Added photo to info box (9 Aug 14) Russell D. Hale - Added info box with image (27 Jul 14) Montowampate - Added info box (25 Jul 14) Military Officers Association of America - Added 2 new sections and replaced info box (23 Jul 14) Lakeview, Oregon - Added 20 paragraphs, edited additional text, and added 7 new photos (19 Jul 14) Old St. Francis School - Added info box and made some source edits (28 May 14) Jason Conger - Added photo, text and source plus edited existing text (21 May 14) Sandra A. Gregory - Added info box and photo plus intro test (18 May 14) Bend, Oregon - Added items to "Museums and other points of interest" and "Parks and recreation" sections (25 Apr14) Hart Mountain - Added info box with photo and short history paragraph with reference (19 Apr 14) The Collins Companies - Added logo and photo to info box and edited some text (9 Mar 14) Beaver Motorcoach Corporation - Removed cut-and-paste, added info box and several sources (18 Feb 14) Franklin Matthias - Added info box and photo plus one reference (27 Jan 14) Oregon Geographic Names - Added cover image and some new text (1 Jan 14) Fort Rock, Oregon - Added info box and new photo (27 Nov 13) Adel, Oregon - Added info box with photo (27 Nov 13) New Pine Creek, Oregon - Added info box photo (27 Nov 13) Christmas Valley, Oregon - Added info box with photo (19 Nov 13) Lakeview, Oregon - Added several notable people (18 Nov 13) Oregon High Desert Grotto - Added info box with photo plus new section (5 Oct 13) High Desert Museum - Added 1 new paragraph and 8 new photos (4 Aug 13) Robert William Sawyer - Added info box and 3 new section plus some writing of text (22 Aug 13) Wallowa County, Oregon - Added info on historic Wallowa County Courthouse (5 Aug 12) John Stratton - Added military info box and new section, and edited text (22 Apr 12) Alfred K. Flowers - Added 4 new sections and expanded 3 others (15 Jan 12) Bly, Oregon - Added para on Bly Ranger station (2 Dec 11) Michael Montelongo - Added info box and wiki-project boxes (30 Apr 11) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management) - Added info box (30 Apr 11) and names (18 Jan 12) Central Oregon - Moved map and photo, added text about rivers (23 Apr 11) Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge - Added info box with photo (24 Mar 11) Alexander Phimister Proctor - Added info box with photo (13 Mar 11) Steens Mountain - Added linked text about John Work (9 Mar 11) Portland Air Defense Sector - Activated link to 14th Missile Warning Squadron (5 Feb 11) Thomas J. Howell (botanist) - Added info box and text (22 Jan 110 Fort Vancouver - Added text and footnote on Spruce Production Division and Colonel Brice Disque (29 Dec 10) Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin - added photo to info box (20 Dec 10) Brice Disque - Added info box with photo (21 Nov 10) Creswell, Oregon - added info and link to Emerald Valley Golf Club (30 Oct 10) Camp White- Added link to Oregon Maneuver (23 Oct 10) 104th Infantry Division- Added link to Oregon Maneuver (23 Oct 10) 96th Infantry Division- Added link to Oregon Maneuver (23 Oct 10) 91st Infantry Division- Added link to Oregon Maneuver (23 Oct 10) Earl Riley - Added info box and photo plus minor edits (3 Oct 10) Crooked River Gorge - Added info box, photo, and external link (26 Sep 10) Bully Creek (Malheur River) - Added info box photo (19 Sep 10) Attacks on North America during World War II - Added photo and link to Mitchell Monument (28 Aug 10) Cow Creek (Oregon) - Added photo to info box (27 Aug 10) John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Activated link to the Cant Ranch Historic District (25 Aug 10) Peter French - Added info box and 1 new paragraph (9 Aug 10) List of regions of the United States - Added links to 3 Oregon regions and 2 maps (16 Apr 10) Alvord Desert - Addes info box (10 Apr 10) Douglas McKay - Added references and edited text (26 Mar 10) Sage Thrasher - Repaired info box (20 Mar 10) Abert Rim - Added info box (26 Feb 10) Wickiup Reservoir - Added photo to info box (13 Feb 10) Malheur River - Added photo to info box (5 Dec 09) Redmond Caves - Added info box photo plus 1 additional photo (3 Dec 09) Harney Basin - Added info box and 5 photos (1 Dec 09) Lake of the Woods, Oregon - Added info box and photo (29 Nov 09) Mickey Hot Springs - Added info box and photo (29 Nov 09) Leslie Gulch - Added info box and 4 photos (29 Nov 09) Christmas Valley Sand Dunes - Added info box and 3 photos (28 Nov 09) Arthur R. Bowman Dam - Added photo to info box (28 Nov 09) Lane County Farmers Market - Added inbox and photo (4 Nov 09) Bend-La Pine School District - Added photo to info box (27 Oct 09) Lake County, Oregon - Activated links to Warner Valley sites plus minor clean up work (25 Oct 09) Oregon Route 58 - Edited info on Oregon Central Military Wagon Road (4 Oct 09) Fort Belvoir - Added photos; reorganized text (24 Oct 09) Oregon Bach Festival - Added info box (16 Aug 09) Jean Saubert - Added photo and intro text (29 Jul 09) Belvoir (plantation) - Added photo to info box (22 Jul 09) Stehekin River - Added three new section and photos (21 Jun 09) Archie E. Mitchell - Added Mitchell Monument info and link (19 Jun 09) History of Oregon - Added info on 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment (9 May 09) Tumalo, Oregon - Added link to Eagle Crest Resort (8 May 09) Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) - Added current photo and edited text (1 May 09) Calapooya Mountains - Organized article; added new sections and photo (11 Apr 09) Deschutes County - Added info on destination resorts and links to Sunriver and Eagle Crest (18 Mar 09) Redmond, Oregon - Added link to Eagle Crest plus related economic info (18 Mar 09) Willamette Bearcats - Activated link to Chareles J. Bowles (14 Dec 08) Willamette University - Activated link to Chareles J. Bowles (14 Dec 08) Hot springs around the world - Added links to 6 Oregon hot springs (5 Dec 08) Isaac Soyer - Activated link to Art Institute of Buffalo (30 Nov 08) Newberry National Volcanic Monument - Activated link to Lava River Cave (20 Nov 08) Lava tube - Activated link to Lava River Cave (20 Nov 08) Lava Butte - Activated link to Lava River Cave (20 Nov 08) Marion Forks, Oregon - Added info box with photo (14 Nov 08) High Desert Museum - Added info box, photo, new text, and references (13 Oct 08) Metolius River - Added info box, additional facts, and link to Metolius Springs (24 Aug 08) Lakeview, Oregon - Added citation for Bernard Daly info (17 Aug 08) H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor - Added info box (3 Aug 08) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - Added history and recreation info (21 May 08) Paisley, Oregon - Added local recreation info and Chewaucan River link (3 May 08) National Park Service Rustic - Added photo of Crater Lake Lodge and links to rustic park buildings (27 Apr 08) Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence - Added construction date and structual details (13 Apr 08) Clarence Dutton - Added info on 1886 Crater Lake survey (6 Apr 08) Nicholas J. Sinnott - Added info about Sinnott Memorial (19 Mar 08) Oregon Department of Forestry - Activated Board of Forestry link (28 Feb 08) Klamath Falls Airport - Corrected link to 173rd Fighter Wing; added David Kingsley link (7 Feb 08) Chandler State Wayside - Corrected latitude/longitude and park info; added ref source (27 Jan 08) Lake County, Oregon - Activated N-C-O Railway link (20 Jan 08) Zachary Fisher - Activated Fisher House link (18 Jan 08) 61st Air Base Wing - Added Air Force Materiel Command to Major Command list (6 Jan 08) National Museum of the United States Air Force - Activated Metcalf link (11 Dec 07) Ellsworth Air Force Base - Activated AFFSC link (8 Dec 07) Fort Lesley J. McNair - Activated CAPSTONE link (3 Dec 07) Silver Lake, Oregon - Minor addition/re: Dr Daly (12 Nov 07) |
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Dr. Bernard Daly was a country doctor, banker, businessman, rancher, state representative, state senator, and county judge in Lake County, Oregon
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Ernest B. Price was an American diplomat, university professor, military officer, and businessman. *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 27 Nov 07
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Captain Ernest Price preparing to announce surrender of Japanese forces in China, 25 Oct 1945
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Reub Long was a rancher, author, and one of Oregon’s most colorful characters; he said this photo should be titled "One horny old goat contemplating another"
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Snow covering Crater Lake National Park headquarters building in Munson Valley Historic District *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 19 Apr 08
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Craftsman home in the historic Drake Park neighborhood in Bend, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 6 Apr 08
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Historic Reid School building in Bend, Oregon; built in 1914, it is now home of the Des Chutes Historical Center
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Andy Tillman is a llama rancher, businessman, and author who lives near Bend, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 16 Aug 08
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Goodpasture Bridge is a historic covered bridge over McKenzie River near Vida, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 2 Oct 08
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Lava River Cave in Newberry National Volcanic Monument near Bend is the longest uncollapsed lava tube in Oregon
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Old Perpetual, at Hunter's Hot Springs, is Oregon's only continuously erupting geyser *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 9 Dec 08
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George Washington's Gristmill, built in 1771, was part of the original Mount Vernon plantation near Alexandria, Virginia
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Rustic clock tower at Eagle Crest Resort near Redmond, Oregon with Cline Butte in the background
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The Rogue River Ranch is a pioneer farm along the Rogue River in southwest Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 25 Mar 09
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Thundereggs like these are found near Whistle Springs in the Ochoco Mountains *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 12 Apr 09
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View of Mt Jefferson and the Metolius River from the viewing area above Metolius Springs near Camp Sherman, Oregon
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The Pueblo Mountains are a remote range in southeast Oregon and northern Nevada *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 29 Apr 09
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Cottonwood Creek in the remote Trout Creek Mountains of southeast Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 5 May 09
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Historic Riddle Ranch in the Little Blitzen River Valley of Harney County in eastern Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 18 May 09
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Historic Bly Ranger Station in Fremont National Forest of south central Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 26 Jun 09
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Hart Mountain cliffs tower 3,600 feet above the Warner Valley in Lake County, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 23 Oct 09
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The Warner Lakes and wetlands with the Hart Mountain scarp in the background *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 3 Nov 09
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Public lands in Oregon high desert country northwest of Frenchglen *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 26 Mar 10
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Fire lookout tower with wooden water tank at Unity Ranger Station in Unity, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 11 May 10
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The short spring-fed Ana River flows into Summer Lake in south-central Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 15 Jun 10
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Flames burning up slope during B&B Complex Fires in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 29 Jan 11
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Steens Mountain, named for Enoch Steen, is the tallest peak in southeast Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 20 Mar 11
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C.S. Drew served in the Oregon territorial legislature and was an officer in the 1st Oregon Cavalry *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 5 Sep 11
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Lake of the Woods is a natural lake near the crest of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 2 Dec 11
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The James G. Blaine Society is an unofficial organization dedicated to protecting Oregon from overpopulation
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The historic Wallowa County Courthouse is located in Enterprise, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 22 Aug 12
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Diagram of Picture Rock Pass petroglyphs in south central Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 22 Dec 13
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The Pine Tavern is a landmark restaurant located in downtown Bend, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 24 Mar 14
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Storm clouds above the remote Catlow Valley in southern Harney County, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 22 Apr 14
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Sunset at Gerber Reservoir in southern Klamath County, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 24 Aug 14
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Historic Old Sisters High School located in Sisters, Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 31 Dec 14
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Artist/adventurer Joseph Goldsborough Bruff led an expedition to California in 1849 *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 23 Aug 15
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Speaker of the Oregon House Denton G. Burdick of Redmond *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 26 Aug 16
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Flames of Cinder Butte Fire burning rangeland in central Oregon *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 13 Oct 17
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The bathhouse at Summer Lake Hot Springs was built in 1928 *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 12 Feb 18
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Cartoon of George C. Brownell as the "Pretty Moth" of Oregon politics *** Photo shown on Main Page DYK Section 15 Jan 24
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William Kuykendall | |
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![]() Oregon senate president William Kuykendall | |
17th President of the Oregon State Senate | |
In office 1905–1906 | |
Preceded by | George C. Brownell |
Succeeded by | Edward W. Haines |
Member of the Oregon Senate from the 4th district | |
In office 1898–1906 | |
Preceded by | John H. McClung |
Succeeded by | Isaac H. Bingham |
Constituency | Lane County |
Member of the Oregon Senate | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilbur, Oregon Territory, U.S. | March 1, 1855
Died | December 7, 1934 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 79)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Ada Alyson (1876-1898); Anna May Rowland (1922-1934) |
Profession | Physician |
William Kuykendall (1855 – 1934) was an Oregon politician and physician from Eugene. He was a conservative Republican who represented Lane County in the Oregon State Senate. He served two four-year terms in the senate plus an extra year and was senate president from 1905 through 1906. Prior to being elected to the state senate, Kuykendall served as mayor of Eugene. He practiced medicine in Oregon for 56 years and was the founder of Eugene’s first hospital. He also taught medicine at Willamette Medical College for several years.
Early life
Kuykendall was born on 1 March 1855, in Wilbur, Oregon. He was the son of John Kuykendall and Malinda (Stark) Kuykendall. His father was born in Indiana, but moved to Oregon with his wife in 1852, traveling along the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon. Kuykendall’s parents settled in Douglas County, where his father started a sawmill business. In 1874, his father took a government job at the Klamath Indian reservation. In 1876, the family relocated briefly to Santa Rosa, California before returning to Oregon. Back in Oregon, his father opened a drug store in Drain.[1][2][3][4]
Kuykendall was educated at the Umpqua Academy in Wilbur, a school his father helped establish. He married Mary Ada Alyson in Wilbur on 18 May 1876. Together they had eight children. He studied medicine under his older brother Doctor George B. Kuykendall before attending Cooper Medical College in San Francisco (which later became Stanford University School of Medicine), where he graduated in 1878. After graduating, he opened a medical office in Drain, where he practiced for the next ten years.[1][2][3][4]
Eugene physician
Kuykendall moved his practice to Eugene in 1889. Over the next 46 years, he became one of the state’s most respected physicians. In his private practice, he made house calls by horse, buggy, bicycle, and eventually by automobile. Throughout his career, he was known for his proactive interest in modern medical practices, technics, and procedures. In 1897, he founded the Eugene Hospital, the community’s first hospital.[5] Over the years, he was repeatedly elected president of the Lane County Medical Society. He was also a member of the Oregon State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Surgeons. In addition, he taught gynecology at Willamette University’s medical college from 1897 to 1901.[1][3][4][5] Kuykendall made weekly trips from Eugene to Salem to deliver his medical lectures at Willamette.[6]
In Eugene, Kuykendall became active in a number of community organizations. He was a member of the local Free Mason chapter, a member of the Royal Arch Masonry order, and the Knights Templar. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias, Woodsmen of the World, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the local Rotary Club.[1][3][5]
Kuykendall was a dedicated Republican and was active in Eugene’s civic affairs. He ran for mayor in 1897, beating J. D Matlock by 109 votes. In the election, Kuykendall received 393 votes while Matlock got 284. As mayor, he was known for his progressive business-like leadership.[1][4][7]
State senator
While he was still mayor of Eugene, Kuykendall decided to run for the Oregon State Senate. In 1898, the Lane County Republican convention nominated him for state senate. At the convention, Kuykendall won the Republican nomination on the first ballot, receiving 121 votes from convention delegates with his only opposition, John H. McClung of Eugene, receiving just 24 votes. McClung then asked the convention to make the vote for Kuykendall unanimous. As a result, he was nominated unanimous on the second ballot.[8]
Kuykendall won Lane County’s state senate seat in the general election with 1,899 votes. The Union Party candidate, H. C. Huston, was just 19 votes behind with 1,880 (the Union Party was a short-lived coalition of populists, Democrats, and Silver Republicans) followed by Calvin Hanna, the Prohibition Party candidate, with 106 votes.[9]
After his election, Kuykendall took his seat in the Oregon State Senate during a special session that began on 16 September 1898. Kuykendall was appointed chairman of the education committee. He also served on the ways and means committee and the medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry committee. During the session, Joseph Simon was chosen to fill Oregon’s vacant United States senate seat, a seat that had been vacant for nearly two years. The special session adjourning on 15 October.[10][11][12][13]
Kuykendall’s first regular legislative session began on 9 January 1899. During the session he was again appointed chairman of the education committee and given a seat on the powerful ways and means committee and the medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry committee. The session lasted just under six weeks, adjourning on 18 February.[14][15]
Since Oregon state senate terms are for four years, Kuykendall did not have to run for re-election prior to the 1901 session. However, due to redistricting he was representing senate District 4 instead of District 14. While the district number changed, his Lane County constituency remained the same. The 1901 session opened on 14 January. During the session, Kuykendall was once again appointed chairman of the education committee and served on the ways and means committee and the medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry committee. When the legislature began to consider the various candidates for Oregon’s open United Staes senate seat, Kuykendall initially supported Binger Hermann. However, he eventually switched to support John H. Mitchell, who was ultimately elected to the United States senate. After the legislature elected Mitchell to the senate, the session was adjourned on 4 March.[16][17][18][19]
At the Lane County Republican convention in 1902, Kuykendall was nominated for re-election to the District 4 state senate seat. He was also selected to attend the Oregon state Republican convention as a Lane County delegate.[20][21]
In the general election, Democrat Lee M. Travis campaigned hard against Kuykendall. However, Kuykendall won re-election with 2,408 votes followed by Travis with 2,123 and socialist V. B. Mathews with 195.[22][23][24]
The 1903 legislative session began on 12 January with Kuykendall representing District 4 in the state senate. At the beginning of the session, he was offered the chairmanship of the ways and means committee; however, he opted to chair the counties committee instead. The session lasted just under six weeks, adjourning on 20 February.[25][26] Kuykendall returned to the capitol on 21 December of that year for a short special session that ended on 23 December.[27]
Senate president
Because he was mid-way through his four-year term, Kuykendalll did not have to run for re-elected prior to the 1905 legislative session. He used his pre-legislative time to run for senate president. On the eve of the legislative session, Kuykendall had 15 of 30 senators pledged to support him for senate president. He only needed 16 votes, so it appeared he would be elected with the help of one more senator.[28]
Oregon’s 1905 legislative session opened on 9 January.[29] When the senate began to organize, Kuykendall got 15 votes for senate president (14 Republicans and 1 Democrat), 1 vote short of a majority. His main opponent was Ashland Republican Ernest V. Carter, who received 10 Republican votes with five Democrats voting for a variety of senators, steering their votes away from Kuykendall and Carter. This impasse lasted for 65 ballots, until one of Carter’s supporters broke the deadlock by switching his vote to Kuykendall.[30][31][32]
On 13 January, Kuykendall presided over a joint session of the legislature, assembled to hear Governor George E. Chamberlain’s biennial message to the legislature.[33] As Kuykendall considered committee appointments, there was a great deal of backroom maneuvering to secure powerful and preferred committee assignments.[34] He announced senate committee assignments on 15 January.[35] There was some controversial proceedings during the session. Near the end, Kuykendall and his legislative allies arranged a joint session of the legislature to approve several contentious appointments to state commissions. While some members of the legislature objected to the decisions made in the joint session without committee recommendations, the governor agreed the appointments were valid.[36] The senate was adjourned on 17 February. In mid-1906, Kuykendall announced he was retiring from politics. However, he remained senate president until his four-year term expired at the end of 1906.[29][37]
Later life
After leaving the state senate, Kuykendall remained active in state and local politics.[38] He attended Lane County’s 1908 Republican convention, serving as chairman of resolutions committee which laid out the party’s platform. He was also selected as a delegate to the state convention in Portland, representing Lane County.[39] Kuykendall also advocated for specific issues. For example, he actively supported direct election of United States senators by individual voters.[40]
In his professional life, Kuykendall returned to his medical practice in Eugene. His hospital was operated as a private clinic until 1922, when it was incorporated by Kuykendall and a group of Eugene doctors. Eventually, the hospital grew into a major medical facility with twelve physicians practicing at the institution. Kuykendall remained president of the hospital until 1927.[2][3][5]
After Kuykendall’s son John graduated from medical school in 1911, he joined his father’s practice in Eugene. During World War I, the younger Kuykendall organized a volunteer hospital unit made up of 125 men from the University of Oregon. After training at Camp Lewis (now Fort Lewis) in Washington state, the unit deployed to France in 1818 under young Captain (Doctor) Kuykendall’s command. The unit was attached to the 91st Division, providing frontline medical care to American servicemen. Doctor John Eberale Kuykendall died in Le Mans, France of spinal meningitis on 23 February 1919. John Kuykendall was promoted to Major a few days before his death, but he was unaware of his promotion due to the seriousness of his condition at the time. He was the only member of his unit who did not return home safely from the war.[41][42][43][44]
After his first wife died in May 1921, Kuykendall married to Anna May Rowland of Eugene on 19 July 1922.[3][5][45][46] Kuykendall remained active in his fraternal lodges throughout his life including the local Masons chapter, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World, and United Workmen. He was also president of Eugene Rotary Club and the local Young Men’s Christian Association.[5]
Kuykendall died on 7 December 1934 at his home in Eugene, Oregon. He had been ill for several months prior to his death. He was 79 years old at the time of his passing.[5][47][48] His funeral service was held at Eugene’s First Methodist Episcopal church on 10 December. He was interred at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows cemetery in Eugene.[49]
Today, Kuykendall’s papers are in the University of Oregon library’s special archive collection. His archive files include personal and professional correspondence, an autobiography manuscript plus other manuscripts, speech notes, and miscellaneous papers dating from 1902 to 1933.[50] The Oregon Historical Society research library maintains a Kuykendall family archive that includes addition William Kuykendall correspondence along with photographs, clippings, and general ephemera related to his life and career.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Gaston, Joseph and George H. Himes, "William Kuykendall, M. D.", The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912 (volume II), S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1912, pp. 285-286.
- ^ a b c d "Kuykendall Family Collection, circa 1850-2005", Kuykendall Family Collection, Collection 161, Oregon Historical Society Research Library, accessed via Archives West, Northwest Digital Archives, Orbis Cascade Alliance, Portland, Oregon, 8 November 2023.
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